Should Bengals Fire Zac Taylor? Lou Anarumo? Time to Look at Coaching Staff

[@davidcavan8227]

Zac's a nice guy and did some cool things like delivering game balls to local Cincy bars, but he definitely lacks that killer instinct sorely needed in the AFC North for the Bengals to be a dominant threat taken seriously. I don't know what's going on this year, but something needs to be changed, because the Bengals are too talented to be 4-8 right now. They always seem to be under prepared and/or too often predictable offensively. Granted, Joey B, Ja' Marr and Trey have been incredible this year, but obviously aren't enough to win when the defense rarely forces other teams to punt. Believe it or not, I think Rex Ryan might be a good fit as HC to prepare and motivate the Bengals, but apparently he wants to try again with the Jets. Belichick could definitely improve our defense and probably ride Joey B's greatness to a Super Bowl win just like he did with Tom Brady. But sadly, there's one problem, Mike Brown, who basically wants a "yes man" as HC of the Bengals running the ship, and definitely not a typically strong, but occasionally abrasive personality nor a proven, multi Super Bowl winning HC used to doing things "his way or the highway". No matter what happens, I've been a diehard Bengals fan since established in '68, and will be until the day I die! WHO DEY! (from "high" in Sin City)

[@bj3000ify]

Well said. He's a good dude with no force.

[@reggiestarke437]

The AFC Dallas Cowboys. Mike Brown is Jerry Jones' Younger Brother.

[@marshaledrek71]

Soft coach creates a soft team and culture.

[@watchmanwilliam8396]

They rode the backs of great players until the front office let them walk.

[@thefranchise2407]

Spot on

[@bigj6143]

What great players? Bates? Mixon? They drafted terribly in replacing some guys. The free agents they signed this year, which ones are not busts? They even kept a six year veteran TE Sample and re-signed him to a three year deal and to date in six years he has done nothing. They even retain crap, like Trayveon Williams who has as much chance to contribute as I have of hitting the lottery. His other deadbeat buddy, Chris Evans is on IR and would have done nothing. Jonah Williams? Who left? I think it is more about what else has been done since that lucky trip to the Super Bowl and return trip to the AFC Championship Game where one of their stupid draft picks hit Mahomes out of bounds in the last minute. It's not just who walks, but it is being too content in staying the same, not improving, not trying to improve, bad cheap personnel decisions that continue to compound themselves. A couple good draft picks and we would have forgotten all about Bates. Instead, cheap free agents, bad draft choices, and among that no accountability or commitment in getting it right. They just wait out the mistakes until contracts expire and those guys walk also.

[@OldSchoolMinded]

​@@bigj6143cope 😂

[@bengalsfandom623]

​@@bigj6143 They clearly did try to evolve with new personnel in FA but got it wrong in some glaring ways bc to many of their draft picks haven't elevated to acceptable levels or their newest draft picks haven't gotten enough snaps to know (Daijahn, Njongmeta)

[@noahbrecker1129]

@@bigj6143mixon and bates helped you get to the Super Bowl in 22

[@THEBENGALSBOOGY]

Mike and Katie don't make major changes. Nothing will ever change. They just want it stable enough for the family to make money. They give no shits about fans winning or anything else. Reporters ping pong stupid questions never ask hard questions. Play to the script the ownership wants it's a joke of a organization at whole bengals ownership and staff make you not even wanna fuck with football anymore it's sad

[@sainttrunks1982]

Sounds like the Pittsburgh Pirate's owner

[@donaldwilliams9030]

my last yr following football thanks to Bengals and Browns and Broncos.

[@marshaledrek71]

Amen. Its why my main team that I give my fandom to is not my hometown team, they're a distant #2.

[@johnkammer4754]

Ma and Pop's organization ...plain and simple!!!😢😮😢

[@giovannirussildi2603]

So sadly true…

[@dasupastar4lyfe]

1. I don’t think I’ve ever watched this team go into a game under Zac Taylor where I thought we had the coaching advantage. Not once. 2. Frank Pollack still being employed is mind boggling. 3. Not only has the team fumbled 2 straight offseasons by letting key players walk, they’ve basically spent just as much trying to replace them with below average players. 4. They still haven’t paid Chase and instead let him drive up his price even higher when it would’ve cost them less to just get it done in the offseason.

[@methuselah2707]

Need to fire ownership

[@Jake_Conley]

They aren’t a serious franchise and shouldn’t be rewarded with our hard earned money until they actually invest in the team's future (more scouts, analytics, coaching, big trades/free agent signings, pay your studs). If they are constantly not wanting to spend money until they absolutely have to, time we have the same energy. Unless I see major changes I plan on only attending away games. They can get my support no longer my money.

[@Chalando.9431]

I said the same about the bengals and reds. Cincinnati professionals sports are not taken seriously. For decades we’ve seen this replay of a nightmare

[@DaveTookOver]

If you go to a road game they still get paid because of profit sharing agreement, Shared gate receipts: 34% of each team's ticket revenue goes into a general pool that is then shared equally among all teams.

[@marcjuenke2225]

No team in the NFL cares if people don’t go to the games, they get most of their money from television which they split evenly.

[@FudgyTheWhale_]

@@DaveTookOverthat’s why you fire stick the games and buy jerseys on DHgate.

[@OldSchoolMinded]

Bingo

[@WhoDey1976]

The Bengals are some 80 games under .500 since Paul Brown died. It took them 30 years to win their first playoff game since ‘91 thanks to Burrow. The brass is simply inept and will continue to be so. Sad.

[@bengalsfandom623]

It wasn't just thanks to Burrow... those playoff wins were a total team effort and wins. Burrow was important but just like this year demonstrates, even if Burrow plays great, you need defense and special teams/kicking to win games

[@WhoDey1976]

@ without Burrow, they’re not in the playoffs, they don’t win…

[@stuartturner1431]

Coaches deserve credit for 21/22, thanks for the memories. Fact is known issues in the trenches haven't been addressed, secondary has become an issue and receiver will soon be an issue. 5 years of JB left to rebuild for another push. Time to bring in an experienced HC and team, Zac and Lou look lost.

[@heathswinson3858]

They are extremely predictable and Zac calls some boneheaded plays. Also chase brown having only 12 carries even though he was averaging 6 yards a carry is just not how you play AFC North games

[@josephschmidt2183]

Lou didn’t suddenly forget how to coach the Bengals let the talented defensive players leave.

[@bigj6143]

Which ones? Bates, sure, but they signed and drafted several bad DBs to replace him thus far. Reader? Was unable to play to start the season so they weren't going to pay him. They don't know how to draft or mentor good down lineman or edge rushers. Sample, Ossai, and Murphy are useless and HAVE been. Chizobe in Tennessee is on IR there. It isn't what they lost, it's that they haven't gained anything. In there awful effort to be cheap and stay the same they failed again. If Bates and Reader were still here they wouldn't help. You have to evolve. The Bungles don't evolve. You add to talent you don't just try and replace with the goal to stay the same. It does not work, players get hurt, they age, performance gets sporadic. The nature of this game. The Chiefs, Bills, Ravens, Lions, Eagles, are not the same or do they stay the same year after year.

[@MDK384]

lou has had good games against the chiefs that made his reputation. he's only had 1 top ten defense in his tenure. he's only had 2 top 20 defenses in his tenure. an average year for lou is a bottom half defense. the bengals have spent tons of draft capital and free agency money on his defense. he doesn't have a great track record. by the way, the two years lou had a top twenty defense, the bengals played in the afc championship. give burrow a semi-competent defense and the bengals will be a contender

[@joshuaclevenger496]

We need vrabel to come in and fix run game and fix defense and bring in Jeffrey Simmons

[@newfoundmoralclarity]

Nobody with options and name recognition is voluntarily working for the Brown family

[@ElmerFudd-c9t]

Simmons would be a good place to start but we’re so depleted on talent that he would be frustrated in the first season that he would beg to get out of town.

[@MDK384]

i really think vrabel would be perfect for what the bengals need

[@AtzcapotxalcoR]

After 52 years of following this team, this is another instance of professional gaming incompetency I've witnessed that really warrants a change in coaching staff - head, coordinators, position, support.... somebody (up to and including everybody) needs to go! 🤔Too bad we can't start with ownership....🤔 🐯🐅

[@MrLawandorderman]

I’m with you, ownership is the problem. Fire Mike Brown!

[@jharp08]

What has Zac improved on since 2019? It’s pretty much stagnant. Also we have two future HOF coaches and a 2 time Coach of the year in a division. Gotta get a guy with pedigree

[@chadgrace2768]

Cooper rush is going to have a field day

[@matthewbowling-yd9yx]

Definitely start putting the feelers out to test the waters for a new DC and HC.

[@kylehilfiker917]

It's about time yall posted this video with this title. Long overdue, honestly. Happy nobody is pretending to hold onto any hope with this coaching tenure!

[@WhoDey1976]

Way overdue. Zac should’ve been gone after ‘19 and his shortcomings have been exposed after being masked by his players in ‘21 and ‘22.

[@josephschmidt2183]

Taylor hasn’t had this team ready to play in week one since he’s been here he was an affordable candidate and that’s it. Burrow has saved Taylor’s job since he was drafted and thank goodness for Joe Burrow. Taylor will be here at least until the end of his contract. 500 is fine with the Brown family.

[@sainttrunks1982]

Sounds like Tomlin with Big Ben

[@donniekidwell180]

I’ve been a Bengals fan since 1975. And this ownership isn’t going to spend money on big time players. And Dick Tobin isn’t no better. You can’t let your good talent leave and expect other players to fill the spot. They should have never let DJ Reader go and Jesse Bates. Our defense sucks and we need help. I’m not saying Lou shouldn’t be held accountable for some of the defense problems but ownership and Tobin aren’t helping none.

[@FudgyTheWhale_]

The question is will James have the balls to ask this question to Zac’s face at a presser??

[@brandonwhodeyer8531]

Man what a difference 2 years make in the nfl. 2 years ago we were a great team and now we are talking about firing our coaches. Crazy

[@stevensylvester5892]

They don't have good enough players and they don't want to accept it point blank period

[@msellers13]

If only there was a beat reporter who wasn’t scared of asking real questions at the pressers.

[@WillEvans-qc6ee]

The title should be, is it time to benched all starters and plan for next year

[@TheBengalGuru]

Staff changes are needed. Get the Bengal Guru in there, you know if anything im consistent.

[@TheLogicalUser]

As soon as players stops buying in to a coach’s play calling, then it’s time to move on. Listen to Jamar Chase’s post game interview. I wonder what Burrow’s opinion is on Coach Taylor scheme

[@Mike-1923]

Lou Anarumo’s #Bengals defenses ranked (total yards/game) 2019: 29th 2020: 26th 2021: 18th 2022: 16th 2023: 31st *2024: 27th But please tell me how it’s ALL due to a lack of talent.

[@jonbolen7169]

bye bye lou

[@pdureska7814]

Burrow knows its over. He wasnt pissed at his presser. He was resigned to his fate this year. i still want to know what Burrow said to Zac when they went into the office for a discussion after one of their early season losses.

[@alane4872]

Bill Belichick..... That would be the answer...... if I could only wish.

[@jonbolen7169]

100% agree

[@3v3rs1]

When is Frank pollack going to start catching some more blame too? He hasn’t had a productive offensive line even though we go get the guys he wants?

[@seyley2901]

Free agency will allow our best players to leave.

[@benfrankfriendly6269]

I seen a stat Bengals are 2-6 when scoring over 33 points. And the rest of league is 52-1 when a team scores 33 or more if that’s true then . This franchise is devastating. Also everyone blaming Lou but he was the only one banging the table to resign bell and bates . His words came true . He said if we lose both at the time then it’s going to be ugly. Duke Tobin the only person who keeps failing and keeps his job

[@AlDay-n8f]

The Bengals organization is wasting Joe Burrow's talent

[@carloss8644]

I guess it's better to be late than never. You guys about two years late. The Brown family is the root problem but that can't be changed. Zac is a below average coach and just like Ryan Day, he's been blessed with incredible talent that hides their lack of leadership and coaching skills. Zac has never had a strong running game (blame the players), Joe takes brutal sacks/hits (blame the players), 1st and goal at the 3 yard line, pass, pass, pass, kick field goal (blame the players). I get it though, it's easier to blame the players than the real problems.

[@lclay5890]

Can you imagine if we kept Mixon and Brown together. I wasnt sold on brown at first but he a counter punch to KC's pacheco. Would've been nice to have had both players, the offense would have gotten most of those 4 and 1 situations that plagued us this season.

[@richardarmstead2503]

Bring. In Vrabel or Aaron Glenn from.Detroit.But Zac has 1 year left on his contract. So its hard t o see what Brown will do.

[@lucaspoole2681]

If frank pollic didn't get fired over the last three seasons I have a hard time believing the weak front office will do a dam thing about coaching. Sell the team to Bill belechek smartest idea. yet they will probably pick up the jags it's the Bengals way please prove us wrong front office at least act like you want to win

[@MarkCorlett-e9q]

With any organisation, you have to look at the people at the top. They might mean well, but they have proved over the years that they aren't serious about winning. They are just happy to exist

[@haroldmoskowitz6397]

What is really missing from this conversation is the fact that, at the end of the day, the actual responsibility for this disaster is the guy who put this team together - Duke Tobin. He’s the guy who drafted all the busts, signed all those FA busts, paid (or didn’t pay) players, and hired the coaches. Yes, LA isn’t do a good job, but who’s the guy who hired him, put the defense together, and let it happen? And nothing will change until he’s gone.

[@dako91196]

8:41 James are you out of your mind saying they "nailed the draft?" Jamarr Chase is the ONLY player from that class making any meaningful contribution on this team. Outside of him we're talking about guys like Trey Hill, Chris Evans, D'Ante Smith, etc. I'm not giving them any credit for picking the guy that Joe wanted at 5th overall, and one great player does not make a great draft class

[@Post_MaJones]

If Lou can scheme up a defense that holds Kyle Allen to less than 24 points Week 18, I expect a record-breaking defensive coordinator extension. Nothing less will suffice.

[@TedWesterfield]

Not only do the Bengals let great players walk, ie, Bates, Reader, etc., but Brown, Blackburn and Tobin do it in incredibly stupid ways. Example: Let’s low ball Reader and then offer him the same amount the Lions did when the gave real money. I don’t blame Reader for telling the Bengals to shove it, especially when he was a great team and individual player. They played a similarly stupid game with Mixon, as well. The Bengals do things in tremendously stupid ways.

[@stephenaddison4727]

McDonald definitely should’ve been the hire last offseason but now we should get Minter. Exact same trajectory, gets the best out of his players, we need a defensive minded coach like that.

[@timcloe]

Thanks for the content as always fellas. You guys are the only thing I can count on as fr as the Bengals are concerned lately. lmao

[@cgendrew83themac]

James made the best argument out of anywhere. Zac is the head coach, the buck stops with him! If we got units not performing, it’s his job to coreect it. Be it firing and promoting someone else or helping come up with workaround. Oline has performed well, the d hasn’t, and the offense is up and down. Time for change

[@matthewcamdenparanormalohio]

Fire Zac Taylor and Lou Anarumo

[@mr.whisper3338]

There are some good DC candidates that can be had right now. Saleh and Eberflus being two of them.

[@natej84]

I highly doubt they fire Zac. We will be lucky if they fire Lou

[@JLock1987]

As an objective beat writer of a team, why would you be reluctant in discussing firing their coach? Please explain this to me so I don’t have to point to the obvious homer coverage of this team.

[@AnthonyMancuso-pt4ru]

Start with premise that Brown-Blackburn family arent gonna listen to any of us. Its their team always was always will be and not gonna change. With that in mind...Duke won't be fired...Zac wont be fired. Lou might be fired. Burks Pollack Hobby combos PROBABLY gone. Shane Waldron likely hired by Zac. Bill Belichick will NOT be hired. The son MIGHT be hired . I personally think this "samF'" who makes the analytics decisions in game leaves alot be desired too. We're stuck with this ownership and if we want to keep watching loving and buying this is what it always must be . Warts and all😢

[@KeithRyan-l4h]

Ben Johnson has a full complement of personnel at most positions, he'll be a bust if he goes to a team in rebuilding mode.

[@WhoDey1976]

Yes

[@TheOchocincoboi]

It’s time for a Quarterback change, we were 9-8 with Browning . Burrows favorite target this season was Marlon Humphrey

[@quintenruckman3505]

As a Chiefs can I fully endorse Zac Taylor as the Bengals head coach for 2025 and beyond! Definitely fire Lou…

[@pulses33]

Bring in the IU OL coach. He's known to be good and he took a bunch of portal guys and made a terrific OL for them this year.

[@justchillin4065]

I'm glad the "5 year rule" was brought up. I don't see Zack rewriting history even with Joe by his side.

[@briankunkel5274]

The player evaluation staff is a committee of one.

[@JaredNolte-y1k]

It’s not a coaching issue it’s a front office/ ownership issue 💯💯💯 no matter who we bring in when we won’t make any moves too get better

[@brokenarrowoutdoors2467]

Everyone wants to say there is nothing wrong with the offense but last year once burrow went down and Jake Browning had to play. The offense was much more well balanced. A well balanced offense keeps the defense off the field and doesn’t put so much pressure on oline and QB. It’s hero ball every game for burrow and most games teams don’t win when QB throw the ball 50+ times. Fire the whole coaching staff and bring in Bill B. Instead respect from players. The players don’t respect Zac and company. This is why the effort isn’t there. Can’t tackle, can’t block and that’s all effort! Leadership just isn’t there

[@brooksterabb]

I would rather have a team who pulls the trigger late than be a Browns or Carolina team. Changing coaches every time they have a down year.

[@joellahrman4557]

Yes, a lot of Bengals fans like to criticize Marvin Lewis, and he probably did stick around a few years too many. But the Browns went through a carousel of coaches during Lewis's tenure and the results speak for themselves.

[@pedrokoto]

Unless coaching and personnel changes can somehow remove Pittsburgh and Baltimore from the division, there’s no hope. It’s not a coincidence that the two years of deep playoff runs were when Pittsburgh was in a post Big Ben rebuild, and Lamar Jackson missed the end of both seasons with injury

[@robchapman3627]

The Bengals need tough coaching. The likes of Bill Cowher or Dan Campbell is what Cincinnati needs. Of course, a general manager and scouting department like the Ravens or other perennial contenders have would be necessary too. The '21 and '22 seasons were anomalies. That was great players refusing to lose in spite of mediocre coaching. Those players are mostly gone now and the coaching staff has been exposed for who they are.

[@ovazellus3794]

We are going back into the 90s this is actually the same thing they did after the 88 Superbowl they let all the good players leave. And didn't replace any of them and history repeats this family didn't learn anything. Burrow and Chase both should be asking to be traded because this ownership sucks.

[@kingchad333]

Belli is the answer...

[@ElmerFudd-c9t]

Short answer is yes. Taylor has let the team sleep walk in to every season hoping to catch fire at the end of the season with a “healthier team” than the one on the other sideline… Lou is a good coach but has made decisions on the defensive staff that fails to develop the players that he has been given and sometimes has been too stubborn to take a chance on a player that he has sitting around waiting on a chance to make a play.

[@matthewbeliveau8681]

I remember reading this offseason that Zac was focusing more on the defense and look how that's gone this year. Give me Bill Belichick in 2025.

[@pulses33]

And I would bet they didn't claim Forbes because of the guaranteed money smh.

[@hoodiarlo]

100%

[@pdureska7814]

Time to clean house. Zac had 2 good years and one Super Bowl appearance. But that was because of Burrow/Chase and the other good players they had. Anarumo's defense was never great... just average. But the last 2 years the defense is a shambles. thats on Tobin, Taylor and Anarumo. you can't fix the Bengals by changing a couple of assistants and adding a player here or there. It wont fix Taylor's coaching and playcalling which are subpar. It wont get the Bengals a better start of the season instead of always going 0-2 or 0-3 that puts them in a deep hole every year. The O line despite Free agency and some questionable draft picks is below average and gets Burrow killed every year in the pocket. Both his injuries that shelved his seasons were related to terrible O line play. That having been said i doubt that Mike Brown does anything. They'll keep Taylor and their staff mostly intact and ride this horse till it drops and the bottom falls out of attendance. I usually travel the 8 hours to see at least one Bengals home game a year but not this year. after the 0-3 start i could see the hand writing on the wall as can any fan with a functioning neuron.

[@michael7589]

Jake is fine on this show but I love when James rapien is on the show.

[@coletc]

The Justin Fields run was something that I saw coming and I am not an X and O guy. Doesn’t seem like something that would have fooled Lou in previous years. I think he’s just fried.

[@nathanstrickland6508]

YES!!!!!

[@Crad-j7u]

Keeping Bates was a lost cause because of his agent.

[@bryanlegarretta3404]

What’s going to be the reason when Higgins leaves after you miss the playoffs?

[@Crad-j7u]

@bryanlegarretta3404 We didn't make the playoffs this year with Tee. Haha

[@OldSchoolMinded]

Lmao. No. It was a lost cause because the Bengals front office doesn't pay. Agents just doing it's job.

[@Crad-j7u]

@@OldSchoolMinded The Cleveland Browns paid. I feel bad for their fans.

[@jjc1188]

Someone said to me many years ago and it made a lot of sense. You accentuate the positive and you hide the negative. So how do you hide this defense? It's called a running game. 18 play drives closing with a touchdown. Once you jump out to the 21 to 3 lead that's when you start bombing the crap out of the other team. Any defense will look good when they are ahead 35 -3

[@03Man11]

The same coaches got you to a SB. Fire the entire front office that can’t get you the players to get you back there.

[@legman1476]

11:00 Top 5 coach in the NFL? In what dimension will the Bengals HC job attract a top 5 coach? They don't even have a top 5 coach in their division of 4 teams.

[@clementsfamily7002]

James presents a compelling argument for firing Zac. He asks a straightforward question: Is Zac even a top 10 coach? The answer is no; he's not in the top 5 or the top 10. Considering he's had Burrow as his QB for most of his five-year tenure with Joe, his ranking continues to fall. No head coach and quarterback duo has ever won their first Super Bowl after being together for five years. Believing Zac Taylor will be the first to achieve this is unrealistic. Any ownership group or GM who thinks otherwise is equally misguided. It's time for a change. The milk has gone sour.

[@DeeJay_USA]

The head coach is responsible for in game decisions and making sure their team is prepared. year after year you have seen them starting the season and games slow. it shows a lack of preparation that good coaches have. Not allowing rookies to play, not making changes in assistant coaches who obviously are failing, and consistently making poor decisions that lead to losses. Joe burrow covers as many faults as he can, but we're closely approaching the point of no return for ruining his career by poor decision making at an organizational level. When a team has an MVP qb and receiver but only has 4 wins, the head coach is the person responsible, he's the captain and his career should be over in cincinnati

[@lorenzosorice]

Zac helping with the defense and the defense being better is the best joke James has had in years of LoB.

[@imcinema]

I hate to say this, but I think Zac is the Andy Dalton of coaches. He's really likeable and has done some great things, but he's just not the guy to get us where we want to go.

[@dukepeoples3461]

It starts at the top

[@MonkeyFeat]

Long overdue to interview Mike and Katie. If your journalists get it done.

[@bryanlegarretta3404]

This team missed the burrow chase Higgins all on rookie contract window

[@XtremeDirtRacing]

Joe Brady would light it up next year

[@R36EL8]

Zac is a top 5 coach with a well Built team… R U SERIOUS. Joe needs blame, we’ve been in every game this year. Joe has missed ALOT of throws in the 4th quarter this year. Burton deep twice against KC. He missed Chase deep last game with 1 minute left and season on the line. Zac brings his A game every week even his wife said it. Give the man his credit, you got players saying they’re hurt on Friday and not just a game but 3-4 games straight. Has to deal with A GM/Scout who obviously doesn’t know how to make decisions or any convincing to his owner on things he knows are better for the team.. us not playing Bates still kills me after we watched him grow in our system for 5 years. It’s horrible and it really sucks to be a Bengals fan rn

[@GailYbanez]

They should change the decision makers who picked all the failed defensive players they drafted the last 4 years. These are the same coaches who took them to the playoffs and superbowl. Do you think Lou wanted to get rid of DJ Reader and our pro bowl safety and Chino.

[@TaylorPort]

DO YOUR JOB 🗣️

[@getbrainseeds]

fire zac? nah get rid of playcalling to someone else...fire lou nah give him defensive players that actually play good...fire pollack yes...fire most the front office yes

[@bengalsfandom623]

Offense scored 24 points Special teams points (8) and defensive points (6) were not scored by offense As long as Ja'Marr is on this team, offense should never get credit for any special teams points

[@mypurgatory]

If they can get a LEGENDARY head coach, I’m talking Sabin or Belichick, pull the trigger. If not, build around Zack, no point in bringing in another middling coach. Why aren’t we talking about any of these big name coaches floating around?

[@Zack-pq7yo]

Taylor is 9-23 against afc north. Not a small sample and absolutely trash

[@JohnGoldfarb]

Wow that bad. I knew it was bad.

[@MizzouriTiger94]

It’s too bad firing Zach Taylor and Lou won’t fix the core problem, which is ownership and GM. Why does the defense suddenly suck, even though it was good before with the same coaching staff? Because you let star players walk in FA, like DJ Reader and Jessie Bates and then relied on typical bad drafting by the Bengals organization to replace those key players.

[@ItsWorkm4n]

How about starting with Duke?

[@DeamonteNicholson]

Woh day 😊

[@NOC1TIME]

Just a few years ago. These guys were celebrated around the league, and Mike Brown was a treasured patriarch. What happened here?

[@keithbradley3181]

It don't matter what coaching change you make when the front office is afraid to spend money on more than one player. We have had the same shit GM since 1999. But NOT ONE beat writer want's to hold Duke accountable, or hell even the Blackburns. You can fire any coach and you will still have the same issue with the blind leading the blind in the front office.

[@scotthenderson9408]

If they are under contract, they will not be fired. It's like getting a government job. Does not matter if you produce or not.

[@Chris-dt8ru]

Not on the coaches, its on the org. We will never be a winning organization until someone else takes ownership.

[@dannywood1733]

Slow starts every year. Many losses in 1 score games..... Zach has to go!!! Those are VERRY important pieces for a head coach. Lou is fine... I would like to see ANY Defencive coach do well with all our players who left, all the players hurt this year. And Duke Tobin picking garbage in the draft and free agency. Fire Zac and other coaches who are underperforming. WE ARE 4 AND 8.We suck right now

[@Andrew-lj2vy]

Bill Belichick and Joe Burrow think about it.

[@lawrencepennington7396]

First thing FIRST IT THE coaches that gots to GO!!!Don't know we're to start FIRST THOSE maybe DEFENSE THAN OFFENSE LINE COACH!!!😢

[@jimmyhartke6218]

If they dont fire Zaq and his whole crew then they wont re-sign Higgins or Ja’Mar and Joe Burrow will demand a trade or he’ll retire to sit out and become a free-agent

[@Solar-Warden]

Fire Duke Tobin.